DCLM Daily Manna 29 June 2025 — Worshipping The Unknown God?
DCLM Daily Manna 29 June 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Worshipping The Unknown God?
TOPIC: Worshipping The Unknown God? (DCLM Daily Manna 29 June 2025)
KEY VERSE: “For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you“ (Acts 17:23).
TEXT: Acts 17:17-34 (KJV)
17 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
21 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, To The Unknown God. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
25 Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.
30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
33 So Paul departed from among them.
34 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
DCLM Daily Manna For Today MESSAGE:
An American astronomer, Percival Lowell, dedicated much of his career in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to studying Mars. He meticulously mapped and documented what he believed to be a network of canals on the Martian surface, theorising that they were built by an intelligent civilisation to transport water. Lowell’s detailed work was based on a misinterpretation of the Martian surface. The canals he observed were optical illusions caused by the limitations of telescopic technology at the time. Later, with the advent of more advanced telescopes and space missions, it was confirmed that these canals did not exist. Lowell’s years of diligent study and theorising were ultimately based on an illusion, huge resources wasted in the pursuit of a shadow.
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In his numerous evangelistic endeavours, Paul the apostle arrived Athens, where he encountered “certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks”. Sighting an inscription, “To the unknown God”, Paul marvelled at the devotion demonstrated by that community but felt pity for their astounding spiritual ignorance. Although the Athenians were known for their great philosophical thinking, they missed God in their search for knowledge.
Similarly, multitudes of people in our world today have continued to labour in pursuit of wealth, fame, power, popularity, and many other vanities that enslave souls and becloud their reasoning. Thus, huge financial, human, and time resources continue to go into the pursuit of shadows, taking the place of God in the hearts of women and men. This is idolatry inspired by the devil, and designed to damn souls in the lake of fire.
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Like Paul in his day, many anointed preachers of the gospel call sinners to repentance, using all available media. Unfortunately, most people continue in their devotion to the “unknown god”, labouring with their hearts, yet oblivious of their eternal end. They engage in various means of worship without real salvation. It is time for you to awake from spiritual slumber, shun vanities, and embrace eternal life made available through Christ. You will need to now dedicate the rest of your life to seeking and worshiping the true God.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Worshipping without experiential knowledge of God is a futile exercise.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
1 Kings 19-20
Deeper Life Daily Manna For Today 2025 was written by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
